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I see a therapist. There. I said it. I feel like there is a pretty big stigma around mental health so it’s hard to discuss without someone jumping to conclusions. Does she have postpartum depression? Is her marriage okay? Is she crazy? Did she try to hurt herself? She probably doesn’t have a friends to […]

I remember the day that I realized something wasn’t right. I was a first-time mom to a 19-month-old little boy and I knew he was perfect. We were at a play date with one of my friends from college and her son who was a few months younger. The boys were looking at a […]

“I didn’t think I’d ever be in this room.” These were the first words I uttered while looking at my therapist through eyes blurred by tears. “Most people don’t. You are not alone.” These were the words I needed to hear. The ones that gave me permission to do what I hadn’t done in a year: […]

I have always been a bit on the anxious side. I appear really confident and in many ways I am, but oh, how I want to get it all right. Never has this leaning toward perfectionism been more anxiety provoking than in becoming a mother. For the first few months of motherhood, I thought I […]

This is part two of a four part series. Check back each Friday in March to hear more of Crislyn’s personal story with learning about and handling her son’s severe allergies. Part 2: So Much to Learn So here we were, with an 8 ½ month old baby boy who didn’t even have any teeth […]